VINdependent News & Updates

VINdependents who have not yet fulfilled their six-bottle annual commitment are invited to choose between three pre-configured shipments by December 17th (if no selection is made classic shipment will be shipped the week of 1/4): one mixed (the default), one red wines, one white wines and one mixed. Members are also of course welcome to choose their own six wines using our online order form. The preconfigured options are:

Classic (Default)

• 1 bottle of Esprit de Tablas 2018 (Our flagship red blend, based on Mourvedre, from the vintage's best lots; 93 Wine Advocate, 94 Blue Lifestyle, 93-95 Vinous, 97 BevX)
• 1 bottle of Esprit de Tablas Blanc 2018 (Our flagship white blend, based on Roussanne; 93 & "Top 100 of 2020" Wine&Spirits; 94-95 Vinous, 94 BevX)
• 1 bottle of Grenache 2018 (Our small-production varietal bottling of the most important red grape from the southern Rhone; 92 Wine&Spirits, 94 PDWR, 97 BevX)
• 1 bottle of En Gobelet 2018 (Our blend sourced exclusively from dry-farmed, head-trained vineyard blocks; 94 PDWR, 93-95 Vinous, "impressively long")
• 1 bottle of Grenache Blanc 2019 (Our varietal bottling of this lovely southern Rhone white grape that we introduced to California; 92 Blue Lifestyle, 94 PDWR, 94 BevX)
• 1 bottle of Cotes de Tablas Blanc 2019 (Our showcase for Viognier's lushness, brightened by Marsanne & Grenache Blanc; 91 Wine Advocate, 93 PDWR, 94 BevX)
• VINdependent Cost: $229.50

Red Wine Selection

• 1 bottle of Esprit de Tablas 2018 (Our flagship red blend, based on Mourvedre, from the vintage's best lots; 93 Wine Advocate, 94 Blue Lifestyle, 93-95 Vinous, 97 BevX)
• 1 bottle of Grenache 2018 (Our small-production varietal bottling of the most important red grape from the southern Rhone; 92 Wine&Spirits, 94 PDWR, 97 BevX)
• 1 bottle of En Gobelet 2018 (Our blend sourced exclusively from dry-farmed, head-trained vineyard blocks; 94 PDWR, 93-95 Vinous, "impressively long")
• 1 bottle of Mourvedre 2018 (Our small-production varietal bottling of our most important red grape, spicy and meaty, with red fruit; 93 Blue Lifestyle, 94 PDWR, 95 BevX)
• 1 bottle of Cotes de Tablas 2018 (Our blend that showcases Grenache's lush fruit; 94 & Editors' Choice Wine Enthusiast, 97 VinePair, 92 Wine Spectator & 95 BevX)
  
• 1 bottle of Full Circle 2018 (The tiny-production 100% Pinot Noir grown at founder Robert Haas's home in the cool Templeton Gap; just 475 cases produced)
• VINdependent Cost: $247.50

White Wine Selection

• 2 bottles of Esprit de Tablas Blanc 2018 (Our flagship white blend, based on Roussanne; 93 & "Top 100 of 2020" Wine&Spirits; 94-95 Vinous, 94 BevX)
• 1 bottle of Grenache Blanc 2019 (Our varietal bottling of this lovely southern Rhone white grape that we introduced to California; 92 Blue Lifestyle, 94 PDWR, 94 BevX)
• 1 bottle of Cotes de Tablas Blanc 2019 (Our showcase for Viognier's lushness, brightened by Marsanne & Grenache Blanc; 91 Wine Advocate, 93 PDWR, 94 BevX)
• 1 bottle of Viognier 2019 (The small-production varietal bottling of the Rhone's most famous white grape, luscious and floral; 92 Wine Advocate, "silky and broad with perfumed fruits and great freshness")
• 1 bottle of Roussanne 2018 (A varietal bottling of our most powerful and ageworthy white grape; 92-93 Vinous, "bright, focused, and extremely long")
• VINdependent Cost: $202.50

To receive the default mixed shipment, members need do nothing, though if you'd like it sooner than the week of January 4th please let us know. Those who prefer a different pre-configured shipment or a different ship date, or who have questions about shipments or membership, should contact the wine club team at 805.237.1231 x236 or wineclub@tablascreek.com.

Contact the wine club team at 805.237.1231 x236 or wineclub@tablascreek.com if you have any questions about shipments or membership.

We are pleased to invite you to participate in our eighteenth annual barrel tasting and sale en primeur of Tablas Creek Vineyard's remarkable wines from the outstanding 2019 vintage: Esprit de Tablas and Panoplie. Offering wine en primeur is a time-honored French tradition most often associated with first-growth Bordeaux estates. In outstanding vintages, valued customers are offered the opportunity to secure a limited quantity of sought-after wines at a special price in advance of bottling and subsequent general release. The wines will be available for delivery or pickup in fall 2021.

Although we are unable to host a futures tasting event this year, we encourage you to visit the winery between November 17th and December 7th to taste the new Esprit de Tablas and Panoplie. If you are unable to visit and wish to place an en primeur order, you can download a PDF order form here.

• Read our 2019 vintage and wine notes here.
• Make your tasting reservations online.
• Download a PDF order form.